repaglinide
[ ri-pag-luh-nahyd ]
/ rɪˈpæg ləˌnaɪd /
noun Pharmacology.
a benzoic acid derivative, C27H36N2O4, belonging to the meglitinide class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Origin of repaglinide
First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of re(lease) + pa(ncreas) + gli- (alteration of hypoglycemia) + (megliti)nide
Words nearby repaglinide
Reoviridae, reovirus, rep, repack, repackage, repaglinide, repaint, repair, repairer, repairman, repairperson
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